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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-5-16
pubmed:abstractText
Dioscin (diosgenyl 2,4-di-O-alpha-l-rhamnopyranosyl-beta-d-glucopyranoside) is an important constituent of some traditional Chinese medicines with several bioactivities. We have investigated the pharmacokinetics of dioscin in rat after intravenous and oral administrations. Compartmental methods were used to perform pharmacokinetic data analysis. The dose-dependent pharmacokinetics of dioscin was characterized after intravenous administrations (0.064, 0.16, 0.4 and 1.0mg/kg) to rats. There was significant decrease in clearance with increasing dose (4.67+/-0.09 ml/min/kg (0.064 mg/kg) versus 3.49+/-0.23 ml/min/kg (1.0 mg/kg), P<0.05), and the plot of reciprocal clearance values versus the doses was linear (r=0.909, P<0.05). After an I.V. dose of 1mg/kg, simultaneous oral gavage of activated charcoal did not change the pharmacokinetic parameters indicating enterohepatic recycling of dioscin is not important in rat. The absolute oral bioavailability was very low (0.2%). In tissue distribution and bile excretion studies after I.V. and oral administrations, dioscin was shown to undergo a prolonged absorption from the intestinal tract and slow elimination from organs, and only a small amount of drug was recovered in bile. The cumulative amounts of dioscin in feces and urine indicated that the parent drug is mainly excreted in the feces.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0039-128X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
70
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
525-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of the pharmacokinetics of dioscin in rat.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, P.R. China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't